Abstract This essay explores the profound connections between language, philosophy, physics, and spirituality in the context of Rosh HaShanah. By examining the linguistic roots of
The spectacle of the universe becomes so much the grander, so much more beautiful, the worthier of its Author, when one knows that a small
…[H]e who tries to cure the soul, wishing to improve the moral qualities, must have a knowledge of the soul in its totality and
In the biblical story of the creation of Adam, the Torah states: Then the Eternal G‑d formed man of the dust of the ground, and
So the present passed over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp. And he rose up that night, and took his
Introduction “In the beginning G‑d created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) “In the beginning G‑d created the heavens and the earth,” the Torah
A Study in Form and Matter And Moses prayed for the people. And the Eternal said unto Moses: “Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it
And out of the ground made the Lord G‑d to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the
March 14 is celebrated by nerds around the world as the Pi Day. When written in digits, 3/14 represents first three digits of the number
Why is this night different from all other nights, asks a child on the Seder night. On this Simchat Torah I asked a different question—why
And G‑d opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Bilam: “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these
The story of Sotah, a suspected adulteress, is very troubling on the first blush. Why would a woman be subjected to such humiliation? The Lubavitcher
…And behold, the thorn bush was burning with fire, but the thorn bush was not being consumed.” (Ex. 3:2) Every theologian worth his salt along